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Migration to and from Cape May County, New Jersey

Where Cape May County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).

Total inflow
5,956
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
4,867
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,089
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Atlantic CountyNew Jersey738
Gloucester CountyNew Jersey590
Camden CountyNew Jersey528
Philadelphia CountyPennsylvania517
Delaware CountyPennsylvania369
Burlington CountyNew Jersey310
Alameda CountyCalifornia263
Chester CountyPennsylvania205
Cumberland CountyNew Jersey158
Montgomery CountyPennsylvania158

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Atlantic CountyNew Jersey1,078
Polk CountyFlorida291
Philadelphia CountyPennsylvania257
St. Johns CountyFlorida247
Cumberland CountyNew Jersey165
Gloucester CountyNew Jersey155
Bucks CountyPennsylvania125
Brevard CountyFlorida123
Camden CountyNew Jersey93
Montgomery CountyPennsylvania89

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Methodology

  • Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
  • Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
  • "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
  • Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 34009.